In the Wake of the Tank: The First Fifteen Years of Mechanization in the British ArmyBogen beskriver pansertropperne i den britiske hær, dels strategien men også den udvikling af tanks der var nødvendig for at vinde 1. Verdenskrig. |
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... mechanized artillery and other necessary troops , we get what we might call a modern mechanized division , because this would be quite as large a mechanized force of all arms as any commander could control . Thus our expeditionary force ...
... mechanized artillery and other necessary troops , we get what we might call a modern mechanized division , because this would be quite as large a mechanized force of all arms as any commander could control . Thus our expeditionary force ...
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... force commander's in- structions far better and more quickly than any written orders transmitted through signals , pro- vided that they could get ... Mechanized Force was at Micheldever , though ARMOURED FORCE ON SALISBURY PLAIN . 159.
... force commander's in- structions far better and more quickly than any written orders transmitted through signals , pro- vided that they could get ... Mechanized Force was at Micheldever , though ARMOURED FORCE ON SALISBURY PLAIN . 159.
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... Mechanized Force succeeded in launching the fighter aeroplanes at the crucial moment saved the tanks from unduly heavy losses ; but even then the umpires judged that 10 out of their 48 tanks were knocked out . Against this they ...
... Mechanized Force succeeded in launching the fighter aeroplanes at the crucial moment saved the tanks from unduly heavy losses ; but even then the umpires judged that 10 out of their 48 tanks were knocked out . Against this they ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE RESUSCITATION OF THE FIGHTING VEHICLE | 1 |
TANKS IN 1917 | 14 |
TANKS IN 1918 | 29 |
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